Rock & Roll Band
Tom Scholz
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
And we practiced right on out in the street
No, we didn't have much money
We barely made enough to survive
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
You know everybody knew our name
Livin' on rock and roll music
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
Oh, sign a record company contract
You know I've got great expectations
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
Eh bien, nous étions juste un autre groupe de Boston
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
Sur la route et essayant de joindre les deux bouts
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
Jouant dans tous les bars, dormant dans nos voitures
And we practiced right on out in the street
Et nous répétions directement dans la rue
No, we didn't have much money
Non, nous n'avions pas beaucoup d'argent
We barely made enough to survive
Nous avons à peine gagné assez pour survivre
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
Mais quand nous montions sur scène et nous préparions à jouer, les gens se réveillaient
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Groupe de rock and roll, tout le monde attend
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Devenant fou, anticipant
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amour et musique, joue, joue, joue, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
Dansant dans les rues de Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
Nous devenions plutôt bons au jeu
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
Les gens faisaient la queue et ne semblaient pas s'en soucier
You know everybody knew our name
Vous savez, tout le monde connaissait notre nom
Livin' on rock and roll music
Vivant de la musique rock and roll
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
Jamais inquiet des choses que nous manquions
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
Quand nous montions sur scène et nous préparions à jouer, tout le monde écoutait
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Groupe de rock and roll, tout le monde attend
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Devenant fou, anticipant
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amour et musique, joue, joue, joue, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
Jouant pendant une semaine à Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
Un homme est venu sur scène une nuit
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
Il fumait un gros cigare, conduisait une voiture Cadillac
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
Et a dit les gars, je pense que ce groupe est génial
Oh, sign a record company contract
Oh, signez un contrat avec une maison de disques
You know I've got great expectations
Vous savez, j'ai de grandes attentes
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
Quand je vous entends à la radio de la voiture, vous allez être une sensation
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Groupe de rock and roll, tout le monde attend
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Devenant fou, anticipant
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amour et musique, joue, joue, joue, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
Bem, éramos apenas mais uma banda de Boston
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
Na estrada e tentando equilibrar as contas
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
Tocando em todos os bares, dormindo em nossos carros
And we practiced right on out in the street
E nós ensaiávamos direto na rua
No, we didn't have much money
Não, não tínhamos muito dinheiro
We barely made enough to survive
Mal conseguíamos o suficiente para sobreviver
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
Mas quando subíamos no palco e nos preparávamos para tocar, as pessoas se animavam
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Banda de rock and roll, todo mundo está esperando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Ficando louco, antecipando
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amor e música, toque, toque, toque, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
Dançando nas ruas de Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
Estávamos ficando bastante bons no jogo
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
As pessoas ficavam na fila e não pareciam se importar
You know everybody knew our name
Você sabe que todo mundo conhecia nosso nome
Livin' on rock and roll music
Vivendo de música rock and roll
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
Nunca nos preocupamos com as coisas que estávamos perdendo
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
Quando subíamos no palco e nos preparávamos para tocar, todo mundo ouvia
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Banda de rock and roll, todo mundo está esperando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Ficando louco, antecipando
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amor e música, toque, toque, toque, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
Tocando por uma semana em Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
Um homem veio ao palco uma noite
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
Ele fumava um charuto grande, dirigia um carro Cadillac
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
E disse meninos, acho que essa banda é incrível
Oh, sign a record company contract
Oh, assine um contrato com uma gravadora
You know I've got great expectations
Você sabe que tenho grandes expectativas
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
Quando eu ouvir você no rádio do carro, você vai ser uma sensação
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Banda de rock and roll, todo mundo está esperando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Ficando louco, antecipando
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amor e música, toque, toque, toque, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
Bueno, éramos solo otra banda de Boston
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
En la carretera e intentando llegar a fin de mes
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
Tocando en todos los bares, durmiendo en nuestros coches
And we practiced right on out in the street
Y practicábamos directamente en la calle
No, we didn't have much money
No, no teníamos mucho dinero
We barely made enough to survive
Apenas ganábamos lo suficiente para sobrevivir
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
Pero cuando subíamos al escenario y nos preparábamos para tocar, la gente cobraba vida
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Banda de rock and roll, todos están esperando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Volviéndose locos, anticipándose
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amor y música, toca, toca, toca, sí, sí, sí, sí
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
Bailando en las calles de Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
Nos estábamos volviendo bastante buenos en el juego
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
La gente hacía cola y no parecía importarle
You know everybody knew our name
Sabes que todo el mundo conocía nuestro nombre
Livin' on rock and roll music
Viviendo de la música rock and roll
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
Nunca nos preocupamos por las cosas que nos faltaban
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
Cuando subíamos al escenario y nos preparábamos para tocar, todos escuchaban
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Banda de rock and roll, todos están esperando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Volviéndose locos, anticipándose
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amor y música, toca, toca, toca, sí, sí, sí, sí
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
Tocando durante una semana en Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
Un hombre subió al escenario una noche
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
Fumaba un gran puro, conducía un coche Cadillac
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
Y dijo chicos, creo que esta banda es increíble
Oh, sign a record company contract
Oh, firma un contrato con una compañía discográfica
You know I've got great expectations
Sabes que tengo grandes expectativas
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
Cuando te escuche en la radio del coche vas a ser una sensación
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Banda de rock and roll, todos están esperando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Volviéndose locos, anticipándose
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amor y música, toca, toca, toca, sí, sí, sí, sí
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
Nun, wir waren nur eine weitere Band aus Boston
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
Auf der Straße und versuchten, über die Runden zu kommen
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
Wir spielten in allen Bars, schliefen in unseren Autos
And we practiced right on out in the street
Und wir übten direkt auf der Straße
No, we didn't have much money
Nein, wir hatten nicht viel Geld
We barely made enough to survive
Wir haben kaum genug zum Überleben gemacht
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
Aber als wir auf die Bühne kamen und bereit waren zu spielen, wurden die Leute lebendig
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Rock and Roll Band, alle warten
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Verrückt werden, erwartungsvoll
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Liebe und Musik, spiel, spiel, spiel, ja, ja, ja, ja
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
Tanzen in den Straßen von Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
Wir wurden ziemlich gut im Spiel
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
Die Leute standen Schlange und schienen es nicht zu stören
You know everybody knew our name
Du weißt, jeder kannte unseren Namen
Livin' on rock and roll music
Leben von Rock and Roll Musik
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
Wir haben uns nie Sorgen um die Dinge gemacht, die wir verpassten
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
Als wir auf die Bühne kamen und bereit waren zu spielen, hörte jeder zu
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Rock and Roll Band, alle warten
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Verrückt werden, erwartungsvoll
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Liebe und Musik, spiel, spiel, spiel, ja, ja, ja, ja
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
Eine Woche lang in Rhode Island spielen
A man came to the stage one night
Ein Mann kam eines Nachts auf die Bühne
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
Er rauchte eine große Zigarre, fuhr ein Cadillac Auto
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
Und sagte Jungs, ich denke, diese Band ist außer Sicht
Oh, sign a record company contract
Oh, einen Plattenvertrag unterschreiben
You know I've got great expectations
Du weißt, ich habe große Erwartungen
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
Wenn ich dich im Autoradio höre, wirst du eine Sensation sein
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Rock and Roll Band, alle warten
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Verrückt werden, erwartungsvoll
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Liebe und Musik, spiel, spiel, spiel, ja, ja, ja, ja
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
Beh, eravamo solo un'altra band di Boston
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
Sulla strada e cercando di far quadrare i conti
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
Suonando in tutti i bar, dormendo nelle nostre auto
And we practiced right on out in the street
E ci esercitavamo proprio in mezzo alla strada
No, we didn't have much money
No, non avevamo molti soldi
We barely made enough to survive
A malapena guadagnavamo abbastanza per sopravvivere
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
Ma quando salivamo sul palco e ci preparavamo a suonare, la gente si animava
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Band di rock and roll, tutti stanno aspettando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Diventando pazzi, anticipando
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amore e musica, suona, suona, suona, sì, sì, sì, sì
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
Ballando nelle strade di Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
Stavamo diventando abbastanza bravi nel gioco
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
Le persone facevano la fila e non sembrava importare
You know everybody knew our name
Sai, tutti conoscevano il nostro nome
Livin' on rock and roll music
Vivendo di musica rock and roll
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
Mai preoccupati delle cose che ci mancavano
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
Quando salivamo sul palco e ci preparavamo a suonare, tutti ascoltavano
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Band di rock and roll, tutti stanno aspettando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Diventando pazzi, anticipando
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amore e musica, suona, suona, suona, sì, sì, sì, sì
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
Suonando per una settimana in Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
Un uomo salì sul palco una notte
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
Fumava un grosso sigaro, guidava una Cadillac
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
E disse ragazzi, penso che questa band sia fantastica
Oh, sign a record company contract
Oh, firma un contratto con una casa discografica
You know I've got great expectations
Sai, ho grandi aspettative
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
Quando ti sentirò alla radio dell'auto sarai una sensazione
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
Band di rock and roll, tutti stanno aspettando
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
Diventando pazzi, anticipando
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Amore e musica, suona, suona, suona, sì, sì, sì, sì
Well, we were just another band out of Boston
嗯，我们只是波士顿的另一支乐队
On the road and tryin' to make ends meet
在路上，努力维持生计
Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars
在各种酒吧演出，睡在我们的车里
And we practiced right on out in the street
我们甚至在街上排练
No, we didn't have much money
不，我们没有太多钱
We barely made enough to survive
我们勉强够生存
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive
但当我们上台准备演出时，人们都活跃了起来
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
摇滚乐队，每个人都在等待
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
变得疯狂，充满期待
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
爱与音乐，演奏吧，演奏吧，是的，是的，是的，是的
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis
在海恩尼斯的街头跳舞
We were getting pretty good at the game
我们在这游戏中变得相当擅长
People stood in line and didn't seem to mind
人们排队等候，似乎并不介意
You know everybody knew our name
你知道，每个人都知道我们的名字
Livin' on rock and roll music
靠摇滚乐生活
Never worried 'bout things we were missin'
从不担心我们缺少的东西
When we got up on stage and got ready to play everybody'd listen
当我们上台准备演出时，每个人都会倾听
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
摇滚乐队，每个人都在等待
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
变得疯狂，充满期待
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
爱与音乐，演奏吧，演奏吧，是的，是的，是的，是的
Playin' for week in Rhode Island
在罗德岛演出了一周
A man came to the stage one night
一位男士某晚来到舞台前
He smoked a big cigar, drove a Cadillac car
他抽着大雪茄，开着凯迪拉克车
And said boys, I think this band's outta sight
并说，伙计们，我觉得这支乐队很棒
Oh, sign a record company contract
哦，签下唱片公司的合同
You know I've got great expectations
你知道我有很高的期望
When I hear you on the car radio you're gonna be a sensation
当我在车载收音机上听到你们时，你们将成为一个轰动
Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin'
摇滚乐队，每个人都在等待
Getting' crazy, anticipatin'
变得疯狂，充满期待
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
爱与音乐，演奏吧，演奏吧，是的，是的，是的，是的